Bitcoin-powered tele-medicine: Physicians, "there are some measures you can take to cloak your ident…

That being said, there are some measures you can take to cloak your identity if you are a patient or physician: use public WIFI with screen facing away from cameras use TOR use Tails – a comparatively secure operating system that can be run off a USB stick use PGP for email communications (e.g. GPG) While we are not aware of any laws making it illegal for physicians to consult online, there may be advantages to not revealing one’s identity. These might include avoiding frivolous legal complications, protection if online consultations are made illegal in the future, or avoiding legal troubles in the context of tax ambiguity surrounding bitcoin. A patient may desire to keep their identity private given most physician files are auditable by the government, and medical record systems are not generally secure or private (despite, or perhaps because of, government regulations). ...